New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-24
THE STEWART PICTURE SALE
OVER $4,000 THE FIRST EVENING.

OVER $4,000 THE FIRST EVENING.
MErssoNIER's "cHARITY" BRINGS THE HIGHEST
PRICE. $40, 5O0-oTHER FAvoRIrE WORKS.
The sale of the Stewart collection OF paintings was
begun at Chickering Hall last evening. The place
holds 1000 people and 1900 invitations had been
issued by the American Association for the Occa
sion so that standing room was at a premium The
paintings have been on exhibition since February 81
and probably 100000 people have seen them at the
American Art Associations rooms. Last night the
bidding was animated only at intervals and all In all
was attended with little enthusiast IN to say noihng oil
excitement Among the purchasers and repfesenta-
tiyes of bu-ers were ". KnOedler Co, L. Crist Del
monico, Biakesiee g. Co.. William Schaus. Rechard
e. Co. Davis Collamore Co., l.. A. Lanthier, Peter
Brett Sypher & Co. o. Wright, the American Art
Association, ID. W. Powers OF Rochester; J. X. Ford
OF Brooklyn; Durand Ruel' OF Psrls thomas bona. % D.
Clarke w. II. Fuller, Erwin Davis. 5. Z. Avery Jr
G. M. Hurts and Mr. Mortimer Exjudge Hilton ana
Mr. sylvester we're present and occupe" eeats near the
front Many pictures were sold at sacrinee ara sone
brought about all they worth. The total amount
of the sale tor seventy four pictures was SlloIzo.
Thomas +. Kirby mouuttd the block at quarter TO
AMI opened The auction with bid OF IS g9i lor
Bakulowiczs Richeleus Cats" which went for 500
There was a lively spUrt over Boards brunette ana
Blonde which was knocked down AZ T2 a"o ND then
came lively run on Baugniets :" The VISIT OF the
Godmotber,' which between the PIT and TIE 6 allery
Odslisque and Parrot" without mach ado at $50.
The first mild excitement came over Eastman John-
eop's The Confab," which was received Win ap-
plause started in at $500 and jumped by hundreds to
s. 900, when additional $50 gave it to n. l. Pope
Faed's Papa's Comm ~ was aunrhed at $500. ran
TO 81 200. eddied around little and then started on
until it fell TO John S. Kennedy at 81 100. Gallats
"Abelard and Heloise" started at 81, 900, went TO
So 600 by fties and was knocked down to Heber r.
Bishop at 81, 500 When Albert Bierstadts Seal
Rock was revealed on drawing the curtain there
was an oaburst of applause and bid OF 600 was
quickly made. An ignoble run by increments OF 40
was made which carried the painting up to $l, 90
then 81 900 was bid whereupon Charles Lock bar
made it 5000 some one in the saery t,
and gallery amid lively interest until Mr. Lockbart
got the Prize at 81, 800. D. w. Powers bought
Susannah aud the Elders" to add to his Rochester
gallery paving 1915. There considerable inter
est evoked in the bdding over Escosura's iiaddon
Hail." which man in the gallery VINO Declined 10
give his name secured after running his bids from
$500 to 81 800.
500, and Kaulbachs Cupid and Psy che which
Mr. Kirby declared cost $4,000 tor 1929. Nerboeck-
hoyeus and Roiliaens I" Loeb Lomond' went to Reich
ard Co. tor 2,325: after it had been Literally a2-
plaudcd its price rapidly run up from 5000
Meyer Bremens " Industry brought out Vlgor-
Gus struggle more between the gallery and the
pit Thus exquisite Is by % inches OF canvas was a
marked tayorte and $1,000 was the first bid on t.
Some raised IT promptly TO 81 800 amid applause
there run to - 700. then jump to $3Ooo. me
work finally going for S3, $50 to gentleman OF this
city Hiddemanns Coumbuss Triumphant Entry
INTO Genoa had short work made OF ii at 5000
81 oSo and 20 ng by hundreds % S. 800 then quickly
at bound to So 900, TO $4,000 then by bundreds
$4,000. ID. e. Iyle secured II at SI. LOU
4Tne Chariot Race of Gerome started in at $4,000
and went by hundreds to 81. 100, ex-Judge Hilton
securing the prize. The work is said to have cost MT
Stewart $3.50 D. 100000 -.
bid Then it went 800 higher. some one added 500
TO that when Mr.. Hilton ran il to $500 and got it.
This was the highest price Of the evening" Mr.. Kirby
erclaiming that it was a " shame Tor work worth
$4,000 to go in that way.
Huntington's Lady Washingtons Reception
evoked only languid sort OF bidding. 1t vent TO
Nathan d. Fish of Brooklyn who purchased IT for the
Hamilton Club. il that body wants IT price $500
Bouguereaus " Homer ct son Guide ran from
So 600 to 50 200 amid good deal OF enthusiasm
Frederick Leighton of Milwaukee. securing it.
The last sale OF the evening was that OF Churchs
Niagara Falls The first bid was -. this was
made $500 more, then put to $4,000, which Mr.
Kirby announced as onefifth the pictures cost. In
few minutes bids ran it 10 81. 500 and then with one
more effort I, $4,000. Ii soon became apparent that
two men were determined bidders Tor the Painting
One was John S. Kennedy, who wanted 1t Tor the
National Museum at Edinburgh. the other was Carl
Brandt who eager to secure 1t Tor the Ieiar In
stitnte of Savannah. Ga. Despite the late hour.
sudden interest aroused in the struggle and each
bidder was cheered he added $50 to his offer and
every few seconds made jump OF 500 or 900 10
brighten of his adversary. Mr. Kirby chcercd both
Mr. Brandt finally reached $1,000. when Mr.. Ken
neds went him $50 better. " want that picture"
e,riaimed Mr. Brandt. but | can't bid against a
millionaire so be lest the painting to Mr.. Kennedy
Following IL the list OF pictures sold last night,
with the prices obtained and also tue names OF tae
buyers far as they could be asccrtained: